The Free Land of Matthias the Warrior is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Cornflower with an even hand, and renowned for its compulsory military service, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, democratic, devout population of 19.509 billion Warriors are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Welfare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Gatehouse. The average income tax rate is 60.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but sluggish Redwallian economy, worth 335 trillion Candied Chestnuts a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Tourism, and Trout Farming. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 17,199 Candied Chestnuts, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Cornflower has just been declared ruler of Matthias the Warrior in an international press conference, Matthias the Warrior has designated The Gatehouse as its capital city, and the government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Matthias the Warrior's national animal is the Mouse, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Matthias the Warrior is ranked 106,443^rd in the world and 3^rd in Redwall Abbey for Lowest Crime Rates, with 65.1 law-abiding acts per hour.